Synonyms for wheedle
Definitions
- v. 1
To cajole or attempt to persuade by flattery.
I’d like one of those, too, if you can wheedle him into telling you where he got it.
Forms
- Past participle
- wheedled
e.g. wheedled → coaxed, cajoled, persuaded, sweet-talked…
Example sentences
- persuade Will it do me any good to try to persuade him now?
- entice He hopes to entice her into doing what he wants.
- coax Yanni tried to coax Skura into sending him money.
- cajole He tried to cajole me into buying a candy bar for him.
By length
- 4 letters
- coax1, fawn1
- 5 letters
- twist1
- 6 letters
- entice2, allure2, coddle2, cajole2
- 7 letters
- flatter2, blarney, palaver, tweedle2, croodle
- 8 letters
- persuade2, inveigle, canoodle, blandish
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (entice2 = 2 syllables).